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Kenji  +  387523 Tue, 03 Jul 07 04:05 PM

Hello.

I live in Japan. There is a very famous karaoke bar named "Billy the Kid".

What does that mean? "name the noun" ...what is this?

The kid who was named Billy? I looked into the Japanese-English dictionary, but I couldn't find the explanation of this usage. Thank you.
Kenji
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Marius Hancu, 2 yr 146 days ago
the kid/child/young man Billy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_kid" target="_blank" title=" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_kid"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_kid
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nona the brit  +  387544 Tue, 03 Jul 07 04:49 PM
It was the nickname of an infamous outlaw. See the wiki link.
nona the brit
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The name says it all.
Kenji, 2 yr 145 days ago
Thank you. Your comments are very useful. See you!   Kenji
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